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Olympics 2024 (rename from CAN Drone Recce of NZ Soccer Practice)

Blackadder1916 said:
The ranking of teams in the group stage will be determined as follows:
  1. Points obtained in all group matches (three points for a win, one for a draw, none for a defeat);
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Number of goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Points obtained in the matches played between the teams in question;
  5. Goal difference in the matches played between the teams in question;
  6. Number of goals scored in the matches played between the teams in question;
  7. Fair play points in all group matches (only one deduction could be applied to a player in a single match):
    • Yellow card: −1 point;
    • Indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
    • Direct red card: −4 points;
    • Yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
  8. Drawing of lots.
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Thanks! Goals difference should likely make it for them then, if they can win their third game.

Make no mistake, I still want to see Canada win - cleanly.
 
Remius said:
I can give you a good example.

A 4 man relay race team wins gold and one guy tests positive for performance enhancing drugs.

They get caught. The whole team will suffer the consequences and have their medals revoked. The guy who tested will be punished by getting a ban and sent home. The three others can still continue racing in their other event but the one guy will not.

Same situation here. They are lucky to have been given what they were given.
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In that case, there's no way to sever the performance of any member of the team from the completed achievement, which is not the situation if the member had tested positive before the event and there was a chance for an alternate to step in. Time context is relevant.
 
brihard said:
It’s competitive sport. Your analogy is garbage and you know it.
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And it’s cut throat. You’re not there to play “fair”. You’re there to win.

Having said that the rules are rules. But there’s always those that will circumvent them.
 
never mind the soccer, the bigger scandal is beach volleyball “uniforms.” Now my Hothletes! feed on X will go dark. 😡
 
Halifax Tar said:
I'm at sea, we don't hear much. What happened ?
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Just to give you the range of discussion ....
www.cbsnews.com

Nike draws heat over skimpy U.S. women's track and field uniforms for Paris Olympics

Nike's unitard for female track and field athletes representing the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics is too revealing, critics say.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
www.aljazeera.com

Paris Olympics 2024 controversy puts focus on ‘sexist’ women’s sports kits

‘Far too often, attention is paid more on how women athletes look, versus their power, grit and performance’
www.aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com
globalnews.ca

‘Body on display’: U.S. Olympians debate skimpy women’s uniform - National | Globalnews.ca

Critics slammed the women's speed suit as sexist and needlessly revealing, while others pointed out that athletes can choose from a number of different uniforms, including shorts.
globalnews.ca globalnews.ca
www.dailymail.co.uk

Olympics fans branded sexist after slamming beach volleyball change

The beach volleyball at the Games is being played in spectacular style in a purpose-built stadium at the foot of the famous Eiffel Tower - but some TV viewers still aren't happy with what they're seeing.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
www.foxnews.com

US Olympic uniform for track athletes sparks concerns about coverage: 'Everything's showing'

Team USA's track and field uniforms drew anger across social media last week, sparking a debate over what was acceptable to wear in the field of play.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
... with this nominee for the "Headline Hall of Fame" from a few months ago IMHO:
www.theguardian.com

‘My hoo haa is gonna be out’: US Olympians slam Nike for skimpy women’s track kit

Team USA track and field kit for women is needlessly revealing and sexist, women athletes have said after Nike unveiled its outfits for the Paris Olympics
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
Archived here in case the headline gets edited to something less hall-of-fame-worthy.

This is NOT a new thing, though - these go back to 2021, for example ....
abcnews.go.com

Top female athletes speak out amid Olympics, defy convention through their uniforms

Female athletes are breaking with their sports' apparel conventions -- if not regulations -- to prioritize their comfort during competitions.
abcnews.go.com abcnews.go.com
mashable.com

8 times women athletes threw out their sexist uniforms

Female athletes have fought against sexist outfits since the 1900s.
mashable.com mashable.com
www.foxnews.com

Olympic gymnasts sound off on the evolving leotard: 'Power and prestige goes with those leos'

Olympics athletes, including Dominique Dawes, speak out on gymnastic leotards amid the Tokyo games
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
countercurrents.org

Olympics, Sexism And Patriarchy| Countercurrents

Western Liberals criticize dress code or restrictions in Third world countries. It is painted as a question of democracy, individual choice, and human rights.
countercurrents.org countercurrents.org
 
OldSolduer said:
As usual some people have to express their Victorian attitudes
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Seriously??

"Previously, women's beach volleyball players were forced to wear the bikini bottoms with the International Olympic Committee even mandating how skimpy they were, with official rules stating they could not be more than 7cm on the sides."

Force the men to wear Speedos then.

:rolleyes:
 
PMedMoe said:
Seriously??

"Previously, women's beach volleyball players were forced to wear the bikini bottoms with the International Olympic Committee even mandating how skimpy they were, with official rules stating they could not be more than 7cm on the sides."

Force the men to wear Speedos then.

:rolleyes:
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"Won't anyone think of the TV rating though!!!"
 
PMedMoe said:
Seriously??

"Previously, women's beach volleyball players were forced to wear the bikini bottoms with the International Olympic Committee even mandating how skimpy they were, with official rules stating they could not be more than 7cm on the sides."

Force the men to wear Speedos then.

:rolleyes:
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Ask the women what they want to wear. This is what they chose.
 
My wife plays beach VB. She wears short shorts and sports bra. Her choice.

I don't think I have ever seen her play in a bikini.
 
dapaterson said:
She only dresses that way for her boyfriend ;)
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Anthony Anderson Abc GIF by HULU
 
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